Railroad-rail.



M. P. MURRAY.

RAILROAD RAIL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31,1910.

975,271 Patented Nov. 8, 1910.

FIQE- MICHAEL I. MURRAY, CRESSON, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILROAD RAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented NOV. 8, 1910.

Application filed March 31,1910. Serial No. 552,533.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL P. MURRAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cresson, in the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania,have invented new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Rails, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in theconstruction of compound rails for railways and particularly to thejoints thereof, so that the structure of the joints when properly laidwill be firm and lateral or longitudinal movement of the rails will besuccessfully obviated.

With the above, and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription progresses, the invention resides in the novel constructionand combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings there has been illustrated a simple andpreferred embodiment of the improvement, and in which drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a continuous rail constructed inaccordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspectiveview of the end of one of the tread or head members. Fig. 3 is avertical transverse sectional view of the device. Fig. 4: is ahorizontal sectional View taken through the meeting ends of the head ortread sections.

In the accompanying drawing the numeral 1 designates the central portionof the device, which may be termed the web sections. This web 1 isprovided with opposite base flanges 2 which are adapted to be secured tothe ties of the railway. The projecting web is arranged central of thebase 2 and extends the entire length thereof. It is to be understoodthat a number of these members 1 are to be employed each abuttinganother and having their web portions provided with a plurality oflongitudinal openings 3. The upper horizontal walls of the webs 1 areeach provided with spaced depressions or pockets 4, the purpose of whichwill presently be apparent.

The numeral 5 designates the tread section of the rail. This section 5comprises a head proper, designated by the numeral 6 and a pair ofoffset depending flanges 7. The distance between the flanges equals thethickness of the web 1 and the said flanges are of a width whereby theymay snugly rest upon the base flanges 2 of the web section 1. Theflanges 7 are provided with a plurality of spaced openings 8, the samebeing adapted to aline with the openings 8 of the web member 1 and theseopenings are adapted for the reception of suitable retaining memberssuch as nuts and bolts. The members 5 have their heads centrally cutaway a suitable distance adjacent their ends, as designated by thenumeral 9, and it will be noted by reference to Fig. 1 of the drawingsthat the projecting portion 10 of one of the head sections 5 is adaptedto engage with the cut away portion 9 of the adjacent head section, thusbreaking the joints between the said sections.

The numeral 11 designates a depending tongue positioned centrally uponthe bottom of the head 6 between the flanges 7 and these tongues are ofa length sufficient to occupy one-half of the length of the pockets 4 ofthe web sections 1, the other half of the said pocket being occupied bythe adjoining head member of the series. The projecting portions 10 ofthe head members 5 as well as the transverse cut away portion 9 are eachprovided with suitable sockets 12 and 13, for removable keys 14:. Bythis arrangement it will be noted that when the head members areassembled upon the web sections the tongues 11 engaging the pockets 4and the keys 14 within the sockets 12 and 13, the lateral as well as thelongitudinal movement of the head sections 5 is effectively limited. Itwill be further noted that the tongues 11 engaging within the pocketsserve as a means for positioning the openings 8 of the flange 7 indirect alinement with the openings 3 of the web member 1.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings it will be noted that I have provided an eX- tremely simple andeffective device for the purpose intended, and while I have illustratedand described the preferred embodiment of the improvement, as it nowappears to me, minor details of construction, within the scope of thefollowing claims may be resorted to if desired.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. Acompound rail comprising a web section having oppositely disposed baseflanges, said web having its upper edge provided with spaced pockets, ahead section, said head section being provided with spaced flangesadapted to engage the sides of the web section, the ends of the headsections being cut away to provide projecting portions, and the underface of the head between the flanges being provlded with projectingtongues adapted to engage with the pockets of the web. 2. A compoundrail comprising a web member provided with oppositely disposed baseflanges, said web member being provided with a plurality of transverseopenings and having its upper horizontal edge provided -with spacedpockets, a tread member, said tread member being provided with spaceddepending longitudinally extending flanges,

the ends of the tread member being cut away to provide projectingportions upon its sides,

said projecting portions as well as the cut away portions being providedwith sockets, key members for the sockets, and the under face of thetread member between the flanges being provided withv depending tonguesadapted to engage With the pockets of the we In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MICHAEL P. MURRAY.

Witnesses:

C. A. MURRAY, WM. J BRonLEY.

